Lori Bezahler
Lori Bezahler is president of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation and chair of the board of Race Forward.
Stories by This Author
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OpinionMacKenzie Scott’s Gifts Are Game Changers for Racial-Justice Groups. But Now We Need to Do More.
Grassroots groups continue to be left out of the largess, so that’s why our organization is sending $2 million of our Scott gift to them. -
Opinion
Philanthropy Isn’t Doing Enough to Support Youth-Led Voter-Mobilization Efforts
Donors says they understand the importance of involving young voters of color, but they need to provide tangible resources and funding — not just nice words. -
Letter to the Editor
Battling the Symptoms of Injustice, Not the Disease (Letter to the Editor)
The CEO of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation says urging foundations to support programs that ameliorate injustice instead of attacking the causes will never achieve a truly just society. -
Opinion
To Achieve Justice, Philanthropy Must Give Up Its Power
Today is a day for all of us in philanthropy, most particularly those of us who are white, to hold ourselves and our institutions to account, writes the head of the Hazen Foundation. -
Opinion
How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly (Opinion)
Two foundations take different approaches to correct the power imbalance between philanthropy and the people they serve by ensuring that their hiring, board recruitment, and grant making reflect their values and beliefs. -
Opinion
Our Foundation Is Emptying Its Coffers to Support Young People Fighting for Equity (Opinion)
Two years of rapid-response funding aren’t enough to help young people of color who are finding new ways to challenge racial injustice. Better for foundations to help them seize this opportunity now than to exist in perpetuity.
